The yet-to-be-titled Han Solo film will hit theaters in May 2018. The second “Star Wars” anthology film stars Alden Ehrenreich as Han Solo, as well as Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian and Emilia Clarke in an unknown role.
As expected, the Han Solo movie shall feature Chewbacca in what has been described as an origin story for the two iconic “Star Wars” characters.
The script of the film has been written by Lawrence Kasdan and Jon Kasdan.
In was at the close of 2012 when Lawrence Kasdan was invited to Lucasfilm to discuss the new “Star Wars” projects that George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy were planning.
Lucas had developed ideas for a number of potential films and Kasdan agreed to write the one based on a young Han Solo. He was also asked to be a consultant for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” which he ended up co-writing with J.J. Abrams and Michael Arndt.
The project was first announced on February 5, 2013, when Bob Iger, CEO of The Walt Disney Company, announced that two “Star Wars” spin-off films were in development.
On March 8, 2016, Iger confirmed that the film was an origin story about Han Solo and Chewie. Several thousand actors auditioned for the part of Han Solo before Alden Ehrenreich was officially announced during Celebration Europe.
Filming for the Han Solo spinoff movie is expected to begin next month.